Sentences with phrase «talismans of»

Turning the tables on this practice, Michael Arcega, born in the Philippines and now a naturalized U.S. citizen, explores the quaint and curious rites and talismans of the «Nacireman» tribe of North America in his recent exhibition «ESPYLACOPA: a place.»
Roth's paintings are reductive objects and talismans of contemporary culture.
Some artists dig deep into photographic materials as though searching for the locus of memory, while others incorporate found snapshots into their work as virtual talismans of recollection.
He whittled ornate whistles that he rarely blew, detailed animal figurines that he abandoned in the undergrowth, and intricate talismans of celestial design, which he hid in the dimples of maple burls or inside the crevices of the twisted roots that emerged from the forest's peat like tangles of surfacing snakes.
Eventually the prize would go to the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y., to join other great talismans of baseball history under their domes of glass — among them, Roger Maris's 61st homer and Babe Ruth's 714th and last home run, each with the name of the retriever included.
Remnants of the event serve many purposes, among them to be talismans of a tragedy.
Strickler, the 30 - something founder and CEO of Kickstarter — which, since its launch in 2009, has become the most popular crowdfunding platform in the world — does not yearn for the traditional talismans of a thriving venture.
I cant see us wining the cl, bec to do so, we need a talisman of player who can make the diff, and such a player we do nt have in the team.
Arsenal needs a talisman of a player who can keep us going beside us not playing good at times.
He hopes that the extra space and freedom will bring the best out of Bale who he wants to take over from Ronaldo as the talisman of the team.
The talisman of the senior national team of Nigeria Victor Moses has arrived the camp of the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of Saturday's game against Zambia in Uyo.
Terry has been the talisman of the team for so long it is time that the current squad steps up and supports him.
Even though Mauro Icardi has been the talisman of the team with all his goals, it was Ivan Perisic who grabbed many headlines in the early part of the season with his scintillating displays.
The lulling sameness of a bedtime ritual serves as a talisman of sorts, warding off evildoers and bad thoughts and easing the transition from wide - awake to sound asleep.
We do not know why this mattered so much, but it has become a talisman of liberal radicalism, to be implemented in that split second opportunity when the party might hold a balance of power in the Commons and «name its price».
Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State message last week has been analyzed in terms of policy and as a talisman of whether or not he wants to run for President in 2020.
It represents the ultimate mash - up of physical disciplines because it contains Newton's constant, which clearly relates to gravity; Planck's constant, which betrays quantum mechanics at play; the speed of light, the talisman of Einstein's relativity; and the Boltzmann constant, the herald of thermodynamics.
He likes to illustrate the point with an ancient talisman of the hypnotic trade: the pocket watch hanging on a chain.
«From the point of view of the royal family, it absolutely is the guarantor or perhaps the talisman of their survival,» said Lacey.
Snyder parades the blue - skinned Dr. Manhattan's sculpted physique and semi-erect penis through the second half of the film as a definite phallic talisman of male domination overseeing humanity.
The ruby is considered a talisman of prosperity, passion, and protection.
You can also sacrifice sets of talismans at stone rings to summon monsters that drop a talisman of one tier higher.
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When I was asked to do this article, I only had one man as my choice, none other than the once great talisman of SEGA, he has been the mastermind of some of SEGA's most successful and long running series.
Alessa and a stranger in a wheelchair are in the middle of the room, listening to Dahlia lament Alessa's attempt to inscribe the talisman of Metraton all over Silent Hill despite the return of the lost soul.
It's all pretty stupid stuff, but it's all played so deadpan, and it's hard not to be charmed when your collecting items with names like «The Candle of Darkness», «The Talisman of The Cyclone» and «The Gremlin Stick».
MagnaAngemon summons the golden Heaven's Gate; Terriermon spins his Terrier Tornado; Taomon paints the Talisman of Light; and Omnimon slashes with Transcendent Sword just as fans will fondly remember.
Will you see a clock the next time you look at your wrist, or will you see the dead plastic talisman of a society shattered into pieces by information overload?

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She works as a medium out of her home full - time, but also owns Rainbobo, a line of talismans, lucky charms, and sigils that she designs.
CEOs and leaders from Bell, Talisman Energy and Shell Canada were in attendance as well as the heads of CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, TD, BMO and HSBC Bank of Canada, prompting Tory to joke in her acceptance speech that she as wary of an erupting «battle of the banks.»
Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX: TLM): John Manzoni was turfed in September in favour of Hal Kvisle, the former chief executive of pipeline company TransCanada.
Calgary - based oil and gas producer Talisman Energy has become the target of an activist investor.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn revealed Monday — in both a U.S. regulatory filing and on Twitter — that he has bought more than 61.5 million shares of Talisman for a 5.97 per cent stake.
About a year ago, Talisman replaced then - CEO John Manzoni with Hal Kvisle, a former boss of pipeline giant TransCanada Corp. (TSX: TRP) who had served on the board.
«It is not like buying Talisman instead of Imperial Oil because you can compare the assets.
The objective of the board has always been to keep Talisman going as a sustaining entity.»
After all, Talisman's new CEO, Hal Kvisle, was drafted out of retirement last September with the express mandate to do to Talisman what he did to TransCanada Corp. when he ran the pipeline giant.
On its own, this strategy likely won't satisfy even long - term shareholders, and in its time of trial Talisman has picked up some shorter - term players with a penchant for shareholder activism.
The second - highest paid CEO was James Smith of Thomson Reuters Corp. (TSX: TRI), who took home $ 18.8 million, followed by former Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX: TLM) chief executive John Manzoni who pocketed $ 18.67 million in 2012.
MOSCOW, Russia A string of second - half goals helped a Brazil side deprived of talisman Neymar to an emphatic 3 - 0 friendly win over World Cup hosts Russia at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on Friday.
Talisman Executive Vice-President Helen Wesley receives highest alumni honour from Haskayne School of Business
Calgary, AB, October 18, 2012 - The Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary is pleased to announce Helen Wesley, executive vice-president, corporate services, Talisman Energy Inc., as the 2012 recipient of the school's prestigious Management Alumni Excellence (MAX) award.
Reuters reported at the time of the March deal that it was the largest takeover of a Canadian company by a foreign firm since 2015, when Spanish - based Repsol agreed to buy Talisman energy.
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Mr. Carty is a director of Talisman Energy Inc. and Canadian National Railway Company.
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden of guilt, shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance, and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any of a hundred different gotchas that can be called upon to justify the lack of an affirmative answer.
I fear that we will instead use her as a talisman, a manger - set figure, in order to feel as if we're already on the right side of the revolution she sings about.
It just seems to me that the idea that «faith» is what keeps us believing for fear of losing our souls, and that «faith» in god is some sort of talisman.
The dominant influences on general understanding in this vein derived from the contrasting romantic visions of the great French popularizer and Crusade enthusiast Joseph - François Michaud (1767 — 1839) and of Walter Scott, whose novels Ivanhoe and The Talisman contrasted the crude violence of the crusaders (especially the Templars) with the sophistication of the Arabic world they invaded.
She wears a cross on a necklace — a virtual talisman which is taken from her at one point — at which point, by the way, the movie almost resembles a sci - fi version of Rosemary's Baby.
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